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Freshservice vs Splunk Enterprise Platform comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
6.5
Freshservice increased efficiency and reduced workload while improving SLA compliance and resource use, despite licensing cost challenges in HR.
Sentiment score
4.6
Splunk Enterprise enhances detection, boosts productivity, saves time, simplifies data management, and delivers high ROI through improved efficiency.
Faster resolution means the average ticket resolution time decreased by roughly twenty-five to thirty percent since alerts are automatically converted into tickets and routed to the right team.
Security Engineer (SOC) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Automation has contributed significantly, resulting in reduced resource counts, which equates to savings in money and time.
Technical support manager at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
With using Freshservice, only two technicians are needed per one shift, but without Freshservice, for the same company size, we need about four technicians per shift, so it saved money and time.
Systems Engineer at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
Splunk Enterprise Platform saves approximately 20 to 30 percent of my time without having to perform different actions separately.
Manager Recruitment at tata elxsi
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Freshservice support is generally efficient and professional, though complex issues and communication can sometimes pose challenges.
Sentiment score
6.7
Customers have mixed feelings about Splunk's support, praising issue resolution but noting slow responses and need for more assistance.
Ultimately, we saw a 77% reduction in average resolution times with a return on investment realized within 6 months.
IT Service Delivery Manager at Symposiam
However, they have improved over the period of two years.
IT & Operations Manager at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Their documentation is also good, making setup easy without needing frequent support requests.
Security Engineer (SOC) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
We contacted support and they were able to provide us with the solution which is currently working fine.
Splunk Engineer at Data Elicit Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
It is crucial for anyone looking to deploy Splunk Enterprise Platform to first certify for their courses, such as the Splunk Administrator and the Power User Administrator certifications, which address all troubleshooting queries.
SOC A2 at Innodata-ISOGEN
When we encounter issues, we utilize the Splunk community, which I believe showcases a big advantage of Splunk due to its strong community support.
Security Consultant at ITSEC Asia
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Freshservice scales efficiently with added licenses, supporting growth with cloud benefits, though customization and costs may limit larger enterprises.
Sentiment score
7.8
Splunk Enterprise is scalable, flexible, and adaptable for growing organizations, recommended for cloud use for easier scaling.
As our organization has grown and ticket volume related to AWS resources increased, Freshservice handled the extra load without any performance issues.
Security Engineer (SOC) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
It offers global performance with multi-region data centers to ensure faster responses while adhering to strong security and compliance standards such as GDPR and SOC 2.
IT Service Delivery Manager at Symposiam
Freshservice is easy to use for scalability.
IT manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Splunk allows for scalability, as you can start with an all-in-one instance and, as your deployment grows, split it into distributed deployment, such as separating the search head and indexers.
Security Consultant at ITSEC Asia
Some products can automatically scale, but Splunk requires manual configuration changes to achieve scale, which is slightly outdated compared to modern technologies.
Consultant at Artifield
If the server is down, I can upgrade the server resources or create a new node for performance optimization.
SOC A2 at Innodata-ISOGEN
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Freshservice offers stable performance with minimal downtime, few issues, and reliable cloud hosting on AWS, ensuring consistent uptime.
Sentiment score
8.2
Splunk Enterprise Platform is stable and responsive, handling diverse logs effectively with minor issues resolved through support.
The service runs smoothly most of the time, and performance has been consistent even when ticket volumes and AWS alerts are high.
Security Engineer (SOC) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Freshservice is quite stable as they host it on AWS.
IT & Operations Manager at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Freshservice provides a stable environment for our needs.
IT manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Logs are very important for security.
Observability Engineer at Data Elicit Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
It requires managing configuration files and processing operations manually, limiting its auto-scaling capabilities.
Consultant at Artifield
Splunk Enterprise Platform is stable when not integrating or adding new devices continuously.
SOC A2 at Innodata-ISOGEN
 

Room For Improvement

Freshservice users seek improvements in reporting, automation, integrations, and customizations to enhance usability and effectiveness for larger enterprises.
Splunk Enterprise needs improvements in usability, performance, and pricing to enhance user experience and attract smaller businesses.
There's limited experience with the CMDB or asset management features.
IT Technician at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Asset management can definitely be improved because it doesn't pick up every single device on the network or every single piece of information.
IT & Operations Manager at a financial services firm with 51-200 employees
Reporting is useful, but the customization is still restricted, and it would be great to build more detailed reports that combine multiple data sources, especially for cloud-related operations.
Security Engineer (SOC) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The deep learning capabilities need enhancing, especially on Splunk Cloud, where customers find it challenging to use deep learning tools without setting up backend computing resources.
Consultant at Artifield
Splunk Enterprise Platform could improve by offering more flexible pricing and better plans for smaller organizations, so it could be adopted widely.
Observability Engineer at Data Elicit Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
It is complex for inexperienced cybersecurity engineers and requires experienced personnel to handle it effectively.
Regional Director at iSecureMind
 

Setup Cost

Freshservice offers flexible, competitive pricing with tiered plans, varying costs, and value without hidden fees.
Splunk's high pricing based on data ingestion benefits large enterprises but may deter smaller businesses due to cost.
Switching from previous ITSM tools has led to a 50% reduction in licensing costs.
IT Service Delivery Manager at Symposiam
The solution offers flat licensing and appears to be cost-effective.
IT Technician at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
The price was very comfortable for our organization to proceed with the migration from Freshdesk to Freshservice.
Technical support manager at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
The pricing model is based on ingesting data sizes, not user count, and includes a free tier for up to 500 MB of daily data.
Consultant at Artifield
Splunk Enterprise Platform is expensive.
Regional Director at iSecureMind
Regarding pricing, I remember that Splunk is generally more expensive than SIEMs such as Microsoft Sentinel and Securonix, while it is also pricier than Elastic Security.
Security Consultant at ITSEC Asia
 

Valuable Features

Freshservice enhances IT operations with user-friendly features, seamless integrations, automation, and efficient asset management, boosting productivity and SLA compliance.
Users appreciate Splunk Enterprise for real-time processing, analytics, customization, integration, anomaly detection, and versatile IT monitoring capabilities.
The most valuable features include ticket routing, automation in triage, data control, and flat licensing.
IT Technician at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Incident management is very helpful, and the system is straightforward, making it easy to use for our enterprise-level company.
IT manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Overall, Freshservice provides cutting-edge AI automation for agents and end-users, effortless no-code workflows and ITIL-aligned operations, robust asset, incident, change, problem, and major incident management backed by the live CMDB, unified service desk with self-service and multi-channel support, and strong analytics reporting features, making it a powerful tool for any IT function.
IT Service Delivery Manager at Symposiam
Splunk Enterprise Platform also has its own Phantom as a SOAR, which is much more refined and gives more accurate results than any other AI integrated SIM tool.
SOC A2 at Innodata-ISOGEN
The anomaly detection is very good for live production data. Whenever an anomaly comes in an application, it automatically resolves and just gives the notification.
Technical Lead at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Splunk Enterprise Platform will create an incident and detect this as a credential compromise because we have a successful login from another location.
Cybersecurity Team Leader at EMAK For Computer Manufacturing (ECM)
 

Categories and Ranking

Freshservice
Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
Help Desk Software (5th), Project Management Software (10th), Cloud Management (12th), IT Asset Management (4th), IT Service Management (ITSM) (4th), Configuration Management Databases (5th), AI IT Support (3rd)
Splunk Enterprise Platform
Ranking in IT Alerting and Incident Management
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
42
Ranking in other categories
Data Visualization (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the IT Alerting and Incident Management category, the mindshare of Freshservice is 0.6%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Splunk Enterprise Platform is 2.5%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
IT Alerting and Incident Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Splunk Enterprise Platform2.5%
Freshservice0.6%
Other96.9%
IT Alerting and Incident Management
 

Featured Reviews

RF
IT Service Delivery Manager at Symposiam
Automation and AI have transformed our service delivery and have made IT support faster and more efficient
I always keep up with Freshservice's roadmaps and new features. Freshservice has been very good at listening to feedback and adding those feature requests into their next iterations. I wish they would offer more granular data export options for utilizing in Power BI, along with predictive analytics for capacity planning and SLA breaches to enable more proactive support management and reduce firefighting. While the dashboards are effective, some users find custom reporting limited compared to ServiceNow or Jira. I would also appreciate deeper integrations, especially for niche apps requiring development coding work to enable advanced orchestration. Native integrations for DevOps pipelines such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins, along with stronger API flexibility for complex workflows, would enhance functionality. Although the CMDB and asset management are solid, they do lack advanced dependency mapping compared to other enterprise tools. My wishlist includes automated impact analysis for changes and improved visualization of asset relationships, enabling quicker resolutions from an agent's perspective when alerts come in. I acknowledge that Device42 may enhance this, but it is an extra cost beyond what we already pay. While Freddy AI is excellent for triage and suggestions, some users desire more proactive automation, such as predictive ticket routing based on historical patterns and AI-driven capacity forecasting. Lastly, the pricing tiers might seem rigid for mid-sized teams, so a more granular add-on option for features such as Device42 or pay-per-use for orchestration workflows could be beneficial.
FK
SOC A2 at Innodata-ISOGEN
Has streamlined data integration and enabled real-time dashboard visualizations through a powerful search engine
Splunk Enterprise Platform has a vast and versatile powerful search engine with which I can handle all queries, and creating use cases and the search and dashboard is the main selling point, allowing me to visualize live dashboards. The platform has a powerful search engine, allowing the integration of custom AI such as ChatGPT. Splunk Enterprise Platform also has its own Phantom as a SOAR, which is much more refined and gives more accurate results than any other AI integrated SIM tool. In anomaly detection, I can live track anomalies and change the registry. Splunk Enterprise Platform serves as a time-saving solution because integrating other sources such as Syslog or router switch firewall is much easier.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
7%
Construction Company
7%
Healthcare Company
11%
Hospitality Company
10%
Insurance Company
9%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise26
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Freshservice?
I do not have any experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing, as it was assigned to the infrastructure team.
What needs improvement with Freshservice?
Freshservice has an AI agent that needs improvement for finding knowledge base articles. When issues or incidents are received in Freshservice, new users should be able to receive direct help from ...
What is your primary use case for Freshservice?
Freshservice is used to redirect ticket handling and acknowledge tickets and incidents received. Tickets are redirected with their short description and subject line in Freshservice, which allows f...
What do you like most about Splunk Enterprise Platform?
The most valuable features of the solution are the load balancing technique, the forwarding technique, and SSL certification.
What needs improvement with Splunk Enterprise Platform?
I think the machine learning toolkit is fine, but when I talk about threat intelligence, it is not that effective. Since recently, I think Splunk Enterprise Platform has acquired Cisco, which has a...
What is your primary use case for Splunk Enterprise Platform?
The most valuable feature I have found so far is the correlation rule. That seems to be very valuable for us. I can create any alert using the correlation rule, which seems to be interesting for me...
 

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Sample Customers

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Western Carriers, Judson University, Golf Canada, Travix, Proxama, Paymentez, Ready Auto Transport
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